Advertising-cabinet.



A. S. MACHEN.

ADVERTISING CABINET.

APPLICATION FILED mac. 3, 1913.

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ADVERTISING CABINET.

APPLICATION FILED 020.3. 1913.

Patented Apr. 27, 1915.

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ALBERT S. MACHEN, OF NORFOLK, VIRGINIA.

ADVERTISINGGABINET.

Application fi1ed December 3, 1913. Serial No. 804,548.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ALBERT S. MAOHEN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Norfolk, in the county of Norfolk and State of Virginia, have invented new and useful Improvements in Advertising-Cabinets, of which the following is a specification.

The invention has relation to advertising contrivances embodying a plurality of cards which bear on their sides the matter to be displayed, the purpose being to expose a maximum amount of advertising matter upon turning the cards from one position to another.

The invention provides a device embodying two sets of cards, one set being arranged in advance of the other and mounted to turn from an upright into a horizontal position and vice versa and the cards of the second set being mounted to slide vertically, the sets of cards being connected to move in consonance.

The invention consists of the novel features, details of construction and combination of parts, which hereinafter will be more particularly set forth, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and pointed out in the appended claims.

Referring to the drawings forming a part of the specification, Figure 1 is a front view of an advertising device embodying the invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal section, the dotted lines showing cards of the front set lowered and a card of the rear set elevated. Fig. 3 is a horizontal section. Fig. 4 is a perspective view showing cards of the front and rear sets and the intermediate connecting means.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description, and indicated in all the views of the drawings, by the same reference characters.

It is to be understood that the cards, their mounts and component parts are mounted in a suitable casing which forms a housing therefor, said casing being of any desired finish to present a neat and attractive appearance. In order to designate the two sets of cards the same will be referred to hereinafter by the terms front and rear, corresponding cards of such sets being connected in a manner to move in synchronism, the

. one having a sliding movement and the other a pivotal movement. The cards of the two sets are arranged the one in front of the other each being providing with adver- Specification of Letters Patent.

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tising matter which is preferably im upon both sides.

In order that the cards may be interchangeable or made replaceable suitable holders are employed for their reception. The holders for the rear set of cards are mounted to slide vertically whereas the holders for the front set of cards are pivotally mounted to turn from an upright into a horizontal position and vice versa. Each of the rear holders is designated by the reference numeral 2 and consists of an approximately U-shaped frame, the bars having their inner sides grooved to receive the card 3. Each of the front holders is approximately of inverted T-form and comprises a horizontal bar 4: and a vertical bar 5.

The upper side of the horizontal bar 4 is grooved to receive the lower edge of the front card 6. The upper end of the vertical bar 5 is bent to provide a clip 7 which engages over the top edge of the card 6 and grips the same with suificient pressure to retain the card in proper position. The front holder is pivoted in line with the horizontal bar 4. Arms 8 project rearwardly from the ends of the horizontal bars 4: and links 9 connect the rear ends of such arms with the rear holders 2, the relative arrangement and proportions of the parts being such as to insure ample vertical movement of the rear cards upon imparting pivotal movement to the front cards whereby when the front cards are turned to occupy a horizontal position the corresponding rear cards are elevated sufficiently to expose the matter appearing thereon. The rear cards are somewhat heavier than the front cards to provide a counter-balance for automatically returning the front cards to normal or vertical position when released after being turned into a horizontal position so that under normal conditions the two sets of cards will appear in upright position.

It will be noted that when any of the inner cards of the front group is turned down, all of the cards located in front of it will also be turned down, and the cards in the rear group corresponding to those turned down in the front group will be raised. Upon examination of Figs. 1 and 2 it will be seen that the holders comprising the front'group are arranged in stepped relation, so that the titles on the upper marginal edges of the cards will be exposed; also, to

permit the variouscards to be more conveniently grasped by the hand when it is desired to turn the cards down.

.From theforegoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, the advantages of the construction and I of the method of operation will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art to which the invention appertains, and while I have described thevprinciple of operation of the invention, together with the device which I now consider to be the best embodiment fied, the combination of two groups of vertically arranged frames of like number, the said groups being adapted to removably support corresponding sets of cards, and connecting means between corresponding frames of the two groups, whereby movement of any one of the frames of one group, produces movement of the corresponding frames of the opposite group, so that the corresponding cards of the two sets are exposed.

2. In an appliance of the character specified, a support, front and rear groups of frames therein adapted to support corresponding sets of cards, the frames forming the front group being pivotally located for rocking movement, and arranged in stepped relation so as to expose the upper marginal edges of the adjacent cards, connecting means between corresponding frames of front and rear groups, whereby movement of any one of the frames of the front group produces movement of the corresponding frames of the rear group.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ALBERT S. MACHEN.

I/Vitnesses:

M. R. SHAW, BENJ. H. MARxs.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

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